SC rejects PIL challenging caste enumeration during Census
NEW DELHI, May 20:
(PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a PIL challenging the Centre’s decision to conduct caste-based Census, saying the issue falls under the policy domain. The top court said the government must know the number of persons belonging to backward castes to frame welfare measures. The top court did not agree to the submissions of PIL petitioner Sudhakar Gummula that plenty of information and figures were available with the government on caste details. “These are all policy matters, whether the Census should be caste-based or not. What is wrong with it? The government must know as to how many people are in the backward class, what kind of welfare measures are to be taken for them. It is within the policy domain,” the CJI said while dismissing the PIL.